With the proper network access, the Best Practices Analyzer can examine servers running Active Directory Domain Services, Exchange Server Unified Messaging (UM), and Lync Server. You can use Best Practices Analyzer to do the following:

Proactively perform checks, verifying that the configuration is set according to recommended best practices.

Automatically detect required updates to Lync Server 2013.

Generate a list of issues, such as suboptimal configuration settings, unsupported options, missing updates, or practices that we do not recommend.

You can install Best Practices Analyzer on computers with a supported operating system that are not running Lync Server 2013, Core Components or WMI Backward Compatibility Package, but you can use Best Practices Analyzer on those computers only to view reports, not to run scans.

To install this download:

Download the file by clicking the Download button and saving the file to your hard disk.

Double-click the RTCBPA.msi program file on your hard disk to start the Setup program.

Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

Instructions for use:

After you install this download, refer to the documentation for instructions.

To remove this download:

To remove the download file, delete the file RTCBPA.msi.

On the Start menu, point to Settings and then click Control Panel.

Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

In the list of currently installed programs, select Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Best Practices Analyzer and then click Remove or Add/Remove. If a dialog box appears, follow the instructions to remove the program.